RAM GOPAL VARMA

Chennai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, popular for his gangster and horror films, is making a comeback to the romance genre with upcoming Telugu drama "365 Days" after over a decade.
RGV's last known popular romantic film was "Prema Katha", which even won the prestigious Nandi award in 1999.
"This project marks Ramu...

Mumbai: After the controversial AIB Roast video was taken down from video sharing website YouTube, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has sent out a message of appreciation to his fellow filmmaker Karan Johar for taking part in the show.
"The AIB show is final proof that India has finally come of age...

Mumbai: Actor Kay Kay Menon, who worked with Ram Gopal Varma in "Sarkar", says the filmmaker gave a new definition to filmmaking with movies like "Satya" and "Rangeela".
"With 'Satya', 'Rangeela' and 'Sarkar' he changed the definition of filmmaking," Kay Kay told IANS.
"Our industry went into coma after watching these films....

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says the editing of a film has changed a lot over the years and back in the old days, entering or getting even close to an editing room involved "a fine" or feeding "the staff" or leaving before getting "beaten up".
"Actually now being in the company...

Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is all impressed with upcoming Tamil romantic-thriller 'I' and said the film's director Shankar is bigger than superstar Rajinikanth and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
The much-awaited trailer of Shankar's 'I', starring Vikram and Amy Jackson in the lead, has been released last week.
"After...

A criminal complaint has been filed against film maker Ram Gopal Varma in a Magistrate's court here alleging that he had hurt religious sentiments of people by poking fun at Lord Ganesh with his Twitter comments.
The Andheri Magistrate has posted the complaint for hearing on September 30 when he...

Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who was embroiled in controversy for his objectionable tweets on Lord Ganesh recently, believes in freedom of expression. He says expressing what he feels in a manner he likes, is the way he enjoys being.
Varma was Sunday booked under four sections of the Indian Penal...

Pune: Political and social activists Saturday filed police complaints against Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma for his series of objectionable tweets on Lord Ganesh, officials said.
Sumit Khambekar, chief of the Mumbai unit of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, and social activist Shahzaad Poonawala filed separate complaints against Varma in police stations...

Mumbai: The Shiv sena is likely to hold a protest against Director Ram Gopal Varma in Mumbai on Saturday after he sparked off a controversy with a string of tweets on Ganesh Chaturthi. Varma had questioned the basis of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi.
The two tweets said, "Did Lord Ganesha have a...

New Delhi: He walks with a swagger, he often breaks into a jig. Dressed in colourful gaudy clothes, you often find this lout in Bollywood films. He might be selling tickets for "black" outside popular film theatres, or riding the autorickshaw on the roads of "Bambai". He might break somebody's...

Chennai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has decided to auction his upcoming yetuntitled Telugu action thriller as he aims to revolutionise the existing model of film distribution that treats cinema as a commercial product.
Varma confirmed the news via his Facebook page Wednesday.
"Yes, I and Vishnu Manchu are going to auction...

Ram Gopal Varma is never too far away from controversy, is he? From controversial films to controversial statements, the filmmaker is mostly in new for wrong reasons. Varma, who is been maintaining a low profile of late, irked fans of superstar Rajinikanth recently thanks to a tweet.
Varma tweeted, "My prob...

New Delhi: Actor Zakir Hussain, who plays a politician in the recently released film 'Revolver Rani', is gearing up to work with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in a new TV show.
The actor will have a prominent role in the fictional show which will be directed by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who...

Chennai: Actor Vishnu Manchu, who has teamed up with Ram Gopal Varma for the forthcoming Telugu action-drama "Rowdy", says it will be the filmmaker's best movie since the 2005 release "Sarkar".
Vishnu also feels that the film will a befitting reply to critics, who have been complaining about poor quality of...

Chennai: The background score of upcoming Telugu action-drama 'Rowdy' will be dedicated to maestro Illayaraja, says director Ram Gopal Varma, who has been a fan of the composer's tunes for several years.
Illayaraja worked with RGV on his cinematic debut 'Shiva'.
"As a huge fan of this legendary musician, my main interest...

Chennai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's forthcoming Telugu directorial "Rowdy", which was earlier slated to release March 28, will now hit the theatres worldwide April 4.
"'Rowdy' will open in several multiplex and single theatres this summer on April 4," read a statement from the film's production house A.V. Pictures.
The film features...

Chennai: Shanvi Srivastav, who will be seen in an important role in Ram Gopal Varma's upcoming Telugu political drama 'Reddy Garu Poyaru', says it was her dream to work with the ace filmmaker.
"To work with him is a dream come true for any actor, not just for me. He chose...

New Delhi: 'Satya', which was released in 1998, changed Ram Gopal Varma's fate in the Hindi film industry. His talent came to the forefront with full force with a film that dared to showcase the gloomy world of crime in a new light. It was one of those rare films...

New Delhi: A week after the heroism of superhero Krrish on the big screen, gear up to experience the chills and thrills of underworld drama with Ram Gopal Varma's 'Satya 2', which hits screens this Friday.
The film was originally scheduled to release on October 25, but it was delayed due...

Mumbai: Ram Gopal Varma has never been one to zip his lips on controversial matters. Now antismoking and antitobacco campaigns shown prior to films' screenings in theatres have caught his interest and the filmmaker questions the logic behind them.
"People want to forget problems for two hours when they come to...

Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's 'Satya 2', touted to be his last underworldbased movie, is set for Friday release and he confesses that he can't escape the film's comparison with 'Satya', one of his best works.
"Comparisons are inevitable, you can't escape comparisons. But once the audience enters the theatre and...

Chennai: Actress Radikaa Sarathkumar, known for her memorable performances in Telugu films such as 'Swati Mutyam' and 'Swati Kiranam', is returning to the industry after a decade with romanticdrama 'Undile Manchi Kaalam Mundu Munduna' (UMKMM).
Radikaa's last Telugu outing was Ram Gopal Varmadirected 'Prema Katha' (1999), which earned her the Nandi...

New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma recently praised Pakistani movie 'Waar', but confessed that he saw it on pirated DVD.
"For those asking how I got to see 'Waar', I must confess and apologize that I saw pirated (DVD) as I was unable to resist after hearing about it from many...

New Delhi: The release of director Ram Gopal Varma's forthcoming Telugu film 'Satya 2' has been delayed. It will now hit the screens on November 8, but one item song from the film is keeping it in the news. Varma's film has an item song featuring Aradhna Gupta, which is...

New Delhi: In light of the recent delay in the release date of 'Satya 2', Ram Gopal Varma has confirmed that it was due to some issues between the filmmaker's team and one of the film's producers, Arun Sharma of L.R. Active.
Varma took to Twitter to clarify this delay.
"Media wrongly...

Mumbai: Police security have been provided at the office and residence of Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma after he received a threat, the police said in Mumbai on Friday.
However, the police chose to remain silent about details like who threatened him and what sort of threat was issued to him.
"On...